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No. 637,786. Patented Nov. 2a, |399'. J. HlcKEY.

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NITED STATES f PATENT EEICE.

SOHN HIOKEY, OE ST. PA'L, MINNESOTA, AssicNoE To THE AMERICAN STEEL EOUNDEY COMPANY, oF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

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sEcrErcATfroN forming para of Letters ferent No. 637,786, dated Novemter 2s, 1899.

Application led March 15, 1897.

To all whom t r11/ty concern.-

Beit k'nown that I, JOHN HICKEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car-Transoms; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to transoms or bodyholsters for railway-cars; and its object is to provide a transom of great strength and rigidity adapted to be firmly secured to the carsills, thereby insuring an even distribution of the load throughout the transom.

The characteristic features of the invention will be fully described hereinafter and are embodied in the transom illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the transom or body-bolster, the car-sills being shown in vertical section. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of Fig. 3 is a plan View with the top bar removed. Figs. 4 and 5 are respectively an edge view or side elevation and a plan view of the top bar removed. Fig. 6 is an end elevation of the transom; and Figs. 7, 8, 9, and 10 are enlarged sectional views taken, respectively, on the lines 7 7,8 8, 9 9, and 10 10 of Fig. 1. Y

Similar reference-numerals in the several figures of the drawings indicate corresponding parts.

The body of the transom comprises a base or register 1, provided with vertically and laterally projecting end extensions 2, a center bearing 3, side bearings 4, and upwardly-projecting bearings or saddles 5 to receive trussrods. Rising froml the center of the upper side of the base 1 is an arch-shaped yoke 6, the purpose of which will be explained hereinafter.

All of the parts thus far named are preferably made integral, of cast-steel or other suitable metal.

Each of the end portions 2 of the transom is provided with a vertical wall or face 7 and converging upper and lower bars 8 and 9, the

strengthening-webs 30 31, and a depending Serial No. 627,647.V (N 'o model.)

bracket 10, adapted to serve as a seat for the appropriate outer sill 11 of the car.

Each of the triangular end portions 2 of the transom is provided with a horizontal bolthole 12 and with pockets 13 to receive the perforated forked ends 14 of the removable top bar 15, which are secured by bolts 16.

Depending from the center of the under side of the bar 15 are parallel ears 17, between which is secured a perforated lug 18, projecting from the yoke 6, by means of a bolt 19. The yoke thus serves as a central point of attachment for the bar 15, and said yoke strad- A l car, and the vertical walls 7 of the triangular A end portions constitute vertical supports for the sills adjacent to them. The heightof the walls 7 is equal to that of the sills, and the latter are secured by the top bar 15 and by vertical bolts 23, which extend through the f top bar, the sills, and the base 1, and are provided on their ends below the base 1 with nuts 24.

While the cross-sectional contour of the transom may be varied, I have shown the base l of box-like form in cross-section at its center, (see Fig. 8,) and thence of general I shape toits junction with the projecting end portions 2. The lower side of the base or girder is preferably inclined to correspond to the inclination of the bars 9 of the end. portions.

By the construction of the girder 1, bearingI against the under sides of the inner sills 2 and having upwardly-projecting end portions 2, with their vertical parts 7 bearing against the outer sides of the sills 22 and connected together at the top by the bar 15, bearing upon the sills 22, combined with the end brackets lO, bearing against and underlapping the outer sills 11, the transom and sills are intimately combined and braced together in every direction, and the load thereby distributed uniformly through the transom. Furthermore, by connecting the projecting end portions 2 of the girder 1 together at the top by the bar 15 the height of the transom f2 y f' eee-,vee

from the center bearing, ascompared. with a l transom having `the ordinary top and bottom bars, is increased tothe extent of the depth of the inner sills 22, whereby a stronger and body portion having a depression in its top for the reception of the central floor-sills, and I a top bar spanning said depression, said top bar being removable. v

3. A car-transom,comprising a base or main body portion having a depression in its top for the reception of the central carsil1s,'the

zo ends of the depression being vertical to afford lateral su pportin g-walls for the adjacent sills, and a top bar spanning said recess.y

4.V In a car-transom the combination of a beam 'adapted to furnish a bearing for the Hoor-beams, and having buttressesrising Y therefrom near its outer ends, with a tru-ssrod or plate fastened to said buttresses and exfor the Hoor-beams and having buttresses risving therefrom near its outer ends, said buttresses having vertical downWardly-facin g top Y 3 5 edge s,and a tension-plate having downwardlyturned or hooked ends adapted to hook overI the top edges of the buttresses and extending over the intermediate door-beams.

6. A car-transom,comprising a base or main 4o body portion'having a depression in its topi for the reception of the car-sills and having a king-bolt opening,a guard above the king-bolt l opening, and a top bar spanning the recess.

7 A car-transom ,comprising a base or main body portion having a depression in its top for the reception of the car-sills and havingaV king-bolt opening,a guard above the king-bolt opening, and a top bar spanning the recess, A

and removably'secured at its ends tothe main' body portionand at its center` to the kingbolt guard.

8. A cartransom,comprising a base or main body portion having a depression in its top for the reception of the car-sills and having a king-bolt opening, a guard above the kin g-bolt opening, and a top bar spanning the recess, said top bar `being provided at its ends and center with perforated lugs, and being secured to the main body portion and king-bolt guard by pins passing through corresponding 6o perforations therein.

'9. A car-transom, comprising a main body portion having a central depression,and trusssaddles located within said depression. Y

lO. A car-transomcomprising amain body portion vhaving a central depression, trusssaddles located within the depression, and truss-saddles located at the outer ends of the transom. v A

1l, An integrally-formedcar-transom hav- 7o ing a main body portion, whose central part comprises a box-girdercarrying the central bearing, and whose outer or side Wings constitute Iianged girders carrying-the side bearings and having a central web.

12. A cartransom,having a main body portion whose central part comprises a boxgirder, and whose outer or side wings constitute hanged girders, said side wings extending above the central part so as to leave a de- 8o pression for the reception of the central fioorsills.` .f

13. A car-transom,having a main body p01'- tion, Whose central part comprises a boxgirder carrying the center bearing and whose outer or side wings constitute centrally- Webbed dan ged girders carrying the side bearings, said side wings having brackets at their outer ends to receive the outer car-sills.

A In testimony whereof I aiix my signature 9o 'in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN HICKEY.

Witnesses:

H. C. FROST, N. S. WILBUR. 

